Call for hearing(s) on City's transgender hiring practices, status of software incorporating name and gender, availability of all-gender restrooms, and assessment of complaint processes, responses and jurisdiction of Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission
The June 21, 2023, City Council resolution discusses laws like Florida's HB 1557 and Oklahoma's SB 615, impacting transgender rights. It cites a 2022 Trevor Project study and the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey, highlighting mental health and workplace discrimination issues. It references the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance, the EEOC, the City of Chicago's Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, Taleo software, the lack of all-gender bathrooms, the Office of the Inspector General's $597,097 funding for workplace equity, the Ethics Training program, and calls for hearings on transgender hiring practices.